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Jun 24, 2026

What's New in the Manager Instant app

By Sarah McDonald

The Manager Instant app helps users review data from one or multiple maps and make updates using built-in editing tools. Over the past six months, Manager has introduced several enhancements designed to better support focused editing workflows.

This post highlights the latest updates available in Manager.

Editing Enhancements

Three highly requested editing capabilities are now available: copy and paste, bulk feature creation, and improved support for contingent values.

  • Copy and paste
    Users can now copy and paste features within the same layer to quickly duplicate records, or copy features from one layer and paste them into another.
The Copy and Paste buttons are located amongst the table tools and in the Information panel when a record is selected.
  • Bulk feature creation
    Create multiple features at once in a layer. The workflow being consistent with other ArcGIS apps, such as Map Viewer.
After adding a new feature on the map, continue to click in the map to create additional features.
  • Contingent values support
    The table now provides clearer guidance when working with contingent values. While editing, users see visual indicators showing whether a field value is valid based on dependencies with other fields.
If field updates fall outside a set of contingent values, the table will throw an error and the updates cannot be applied.

Map Editing Settings

App authors have greater control over editing behavior for each map in Manager. New configuration options include:

  • Enabling or disabling copy and paste
  • Turning autosave for table edits on or off
  • Customizing the “Create new features” button text (when feature creation is enabled)

These settings allow authors to tailor editing workflows to their specific needs.

These edit settings are available for each map that is added to the Manager app.

Reference Layers

While Manager focuses on editing, reference layers or non-editable layers play an important role in providing context. Enhancements now make it easier to work with these layers:

  • View reference layers in the table
  • Select reference features on the map and view their pop-ups
Viewing the attributes and a pop-up of a feature from a reference or non-editable layer.

This improves visibility and usability without disrupting editing workflows.

New Map Tools

New tools have been added to better support these capabilities:

  • Feature selection tools
    Select multiple features using rectangle or lasso selection, making tasks like copy and paste more efficient.
Using the rectangle feature selection tool in the Map view layout to select multiple features at once.
  • Layer list
    Easily manage and explore reference layers while working in the map.
Using the Layer list tool in the map to adjust the visibility of one of the reference layers in the map.

Together, these updates make Manager more efficient and flexible, helping users review and update data with greater clarity and control.

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Sarah McDonald

Sarah is a Product Engineer for ArcGIS Online that works on Instant Apps. She has been with Esri since 2016 and enjoys cycling, ceramics, and hanging with her dog.

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